Overview

• Independiente says it identified 25 of its own members involved in the clashes and will expel them while seeking lifetime stadium bans, pledging legal support for victims.
• The club reports about 400 testimonies from attendees, with more than 90 saying they were struck by objects thrown from the visitor section.
• Prosecutor Mariano Zitto described extensive destruction and ordered the closure of the visitor sectors and affected areas for forensic work, noting no formal complaint supports a widely reported humiliation claim.
• Conmebol had warned before the match that the lower local stand below visiting fans should be kept empty, a recommendation not implemented despite a large security deployment that failed to stop the violence.
• Cross-border fallout included vandalism at Chile’s Independiente de Concepción and a reported firearm threat to a board member, while Universidad de Chile officials filed a criminal complaint in Buenos Aires and visited injured supporters.